AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMusic as tech/culture: “Kotelemela Bolingo” (“Resistance and Love”) is a free, YouTube-distributed compilation project using global hip-hop and legacy voices to honor freedom fighters Assata Shakur and Patrice Lumumba, framing culture as a tool for organizing and solidarity. Wildlife research: In Guinea-Bissau’s Boé National Park, scientists are studying rare “accumulative stone throwing” by wild chimpanzees—repeatedly targeting the same trees and possibly communicating through impacts and pant-hooting. Conservation science: The West African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) is highlighted as a poorly understood species that climbs, hides, and hunts in forest waterways, with researchers pushing to better assess its survival risks. Regional security tech/policy: Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff convened African land forces in Port Harcourt, explicitly including Guinea-Bissau, to coordinate a stronger front against terrorism and transnational threats. Fintech (neighboring region, tech relevance): Liberia’s BanffPay secured a Central Bank PSP license to launch a unified Pay-In/Pay-Out API, signaling how West African payments infrastructure is moving toward single-integration platforms.
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